000
FZNT02 KNHC 230837
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 23 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 65W AND FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 63W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 40W AND 35W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 51W AND 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 53W AND 39W W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N E OF 55 AND FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 47W AND 35W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 28N55W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 35W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED W AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 30N81W. WITHIN 360 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS 
CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW 
SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012.

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.